Problem with pattern matching
Need in -if- statement that will detect when a 2 char string contains a non digit.( I’ve already checked the string's lenght so it's guaranteed to be 2 chars long.) In other words. The string can contain "00","01"."02"…"99" but NOT stuff like " 0". "0 ", "9A", "Z7"...
if ($my_dat =~ /^[0-9]/ ) {some code here;}
Works if the 1st char is not a digit ( catches stuff like " 0" and "A4" ) but misses stuff if 2nd char is not a digit ( Misses stuff like "0 " and "7W")
Can someone help ?
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